Churn



R. H. PHILLIPS.

CHURN.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-27,1920.

Patented July 5, 1921.

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CHURN.

APPLICATION FILED 020.27, 1920.

Patented J l 5, 1921.

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CHURN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1921.

Application filed December27, 1920. Serial No. 433,378.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ROBERT H. PHILLIrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madisonville, in the county of Hopkins and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Churns; and I do decl'are'the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same. I

This invention relates to an improved churn of the type including a jar or other suitable receptacle carrying a cover which will be removably connected with the jar and carries paddles and actuating means whereby the paddles may be rotated to agitate the contents of the jar.

One object of the invention is to provide improved actuating means for the paddles, the actuating means including an improved frame construction which frame construction includes sections releasably connected and serving to rotatably mount a driving shaft and a driven shaft, thev driving shaft having gear connection with the driven shaft and the driven shaft having gear connection with sockets rotatably mounted in the cover and having the paddle wheels secured therein. a

Another object of the invention is to so construct the frame of the actuating mechanism that the sections thereof may be securely held together but at the same time easily separated when so desired. I d

Another object of the invention is to so construct the paddle wheels that they may be securely but releasably held in the sockets which are rotatably mounted in bearings carried by the jar cover. l 1

Another object of the invention is to provide a churn which will be easy to operate and which will be very efficient in operation and not liable to readily get out of order or need repair. 1 y

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein: p 1

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved churn.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the churn with the lower portion of the rece tacle broken off. a Y

*ig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken along the line 33 of Fig. 2.

This churn includes a receptacle or jar 1 which will be formed of stone or any other suitable material and if desired the receptacle may be formed of a transparent material such as glass or the like thuspermitting the churning operation to be observed and dolng away wlth the necessity of removing the cover to see 1f the churning operation has been continued for the proper length of time. The cover C will be formed preferably of wood but maybe formed of anysuitable material, and this cover fits upon the receptacle 1 and is provided with resilient clamps 3 which, have their end portions fitting. into the annular groove l formed about the receptacle near the upper edge thereof, so that the cover will be securely but releasably held upon the receptacle. The cover carries the actuating means for the paddles and this actuating means includes a frame having side sections 5 whichare of a duplicate construction. Each of these sections of the frame is provided with supporting legs 6which extend from a connecting plate 7 and have their lower free end portions terminating in feet 8 through which extend'screwsor' other suitable fasteners 9 to connect the frame with the cover 2. The connecting plates of the two sections are cut from their inner faces to provide a bore in which the driven shaft ,10 is rotatably mounted and these two sec tions are provided with upstanding'arm's or standards 11 which have their upper end portlons providing bearing heads 12 to rotatably mount the driving shaft 13 upon which will be secured a bevel gear 14 which meshes with a smaller bevel gear or pinion l5 carriedby the driven shaft 10. Fasteners releasably connect the two sections thus permitting the two sections to be taken apart when so desired. addition tot-he gear 14 also carries a turning wheel 17 which is provided with a handle The driving shaft 13 in 18 by means of which the wheelmay be readily "rotated.

Each of the paddle blades 19 is provided with a shank extension 20 substantially rectangular in cross section adjacent the body of the paddle blades and tapering toward its free. end and terminating in a threaded stem element. This shank 20 extends through an opening or in other words, fits into a pocket 21 which is formed in the socket 22 which socket will be rotatably mounted in a split bearing 23 positioned in an opening formed in the cover 2. From an inspection of the drawings, it will be seen that the bearings are positioned upon opposite sides of the gear or pinion 24 carried by the driven shaft 10 at its lower end and that the sockets 22 extend above the bearings and have teeth formed in their enlarged upper end portions thus providing pinions 25 which mesh with the teeth of the pinion 24. By having the squared portions of the shanks 20 fitting into the similarly shaped portions of the pockets 21, the shanks will be prevented from turning in the sockets 22 and when the securing nuts 26 are put in place and tightened, the paddles will be securely. but releasably held in engagement with the sockets 22 and will turn with these sockets. This churn has been shown with two paddle wheels, but it is of course understood that the number may be varied and increased if desired according to the size of the churn. hen it is desired to take the churn apart for cleaning or repair purposes, it is simply necessary to remove the securing bolts 16 and fasteners 9 and the actuating mechanism can be thoroughly cleaned or needed repairs made. By removing the fasteners for the split bearings 28, the bearings and sockets can be removed from the top or closure 2, the securing nuts 26 being first removed and the paddles released from the sockets. A churn has thus been provided in which the paddle blades may be removed and new ones put in place and further a churn has been provided in which the actuating mechanism may be easily taken apart but at the same time securely held in a set-up position when in use.

What is claimed is:

1. In a churn, a cover, a frame carried by said cover and having releasably connected side sections, including bearing forming portions, a driving shaft and a driven shaft extending between the sections and rotatably mounted in bearings formed when the sections are connected, means for transmitting rotary movement from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, bearings carried by said cover and extending through the same, sockets rotatably mounted in said bearings, means for transmitting rotary movement from said driven shaft to said sockets, and operating elements releasablyheld in engagement with said sockets and positioned beneath said cover.

2. A churn including a cover, bearings carried by the cover and extending through the same, sockets rotatably carried by said bearings, operating elements positioned beneath the cover and having shanks extending through openings formed in said sockets and held against rotation therein, fasteners engaging the upper end portions of the shanks to releasably hold the operating elements in engagement with the sockets, a

frame carried by said cover, actuating means carried by said frame and including a driven shaft extending between said sockets and bearings, and means for transmitting rotary movement from the driven shaft to said sockets.

3. A churn including a cover, operating element carrying sockets journaled in said cover for supporting operating elements p0- sitioned beneath the cover, a frame mounted upon said cover and having side sections each provided with legs connected with the cover, a cross plate connecting the upper end portions of the legs and standards extending upwardly from the end portions of the cross plate, the upper portions of the standards forming sectional bearing heads, a driving shaft journaled in the bearing heads, a driven shaft extending between the cross plates and rotatably mounted, means for transmitting rotary movement from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, and means for transmitting rotary movement from the driven shaft to said sockets.

4. A churn including a cover, operating element carrying sockets journaled in said cover for rotatably supporting operating elements beneath the cover, a frame mounted upon the cover and having separable side sections, a driving shaft and a driven shaft positioned between the sections of the frame and rotatably mounted when the sections are connected, means for transmitting rotary movement from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, and means for transmitting rotary movement from the driven shaft to said sockets.

5. A churn including a cover, operating element carrying sockets journaled in the cover for rotatably supporting said elements beneath the cover, a frame carried by said cover and including supporting legs connected with the cover, a cross bar bridging the space between the supporting legs, standards extending upwardly from the cross bar at the ends thereof and terminating in bearing heads, a driving shaft journaled in the bearing heads of said standards, a driven shaft journaled in the cross bar, gears carried by the driving shaft and driven shaft and meshing to transmit rotary movement from the driving shaft to the driven shaft, and means for transmitting rotary movement from the driven shaft to said sockets.

6. A churn includingacover, bearings carried by the cover and extending through the same,'sockets rotatably mounted in the bearings and having upper and lower heads holding the sockets against vertical movement within the bearings, the upper heads of the sockets constituting gear heads, operating elements positioned beneath the cover and having shanks extending through longitudinally extending openings formed in the sockets, the lower end portions of said shanks being non-circular in cross section cover and including means for transmitting and the sockets having the openings shaped rotary movement to said sockets through the 10 in cross section at their lower ends to conmedium of the heads at the upper ends of form in contour to the non-circular sections the sockets.

of said shanks to hold the shanks against In testimony whereof I have hereunto set rotary movement Within the sockets, means my hand.

releasably holding said shanks within said sockets, and operating means carried by said ROBERT H. PHILLIPS. 

